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News on The Dugong (Sea Cow)

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In March 1999, a fisherman off the coast of Johore caught a baby dugong in his net. There was a lot of attention on this animal and it eventually had to be released, only to be found dead within 48 hours of its release. Within the next two weeks, four more dugongs died in the sea water around the area.

This dugong section collects most of the online news about the dugong deaths in Johore. Copyright for these news items belong to the original news source and not MNS Perak. Click on the news title to read more.

General Information and Fact sheets

Agrolink - Dugong Conservation and its Limitations
Agrolink - Please save dugong from extinction
Dugong information from Australia
Dugong sanctuaries in Australia
Natural Emirate's Dugong Fact Sheet
WWF Canada Manatee Fact Sheet
Dugong page by Hans Rothauscher
Dugong Facts and Images by Andy
 


News from Utusan Express

Front Page - 18/03/1999
     Another Adult Dugong Found Dead Near Johor Port Waters. AHMAD Saktian Langgang (L) measuring the male dugong which was found dead near the Johor Port waters early this morning.JOHOR BAHRU March 17 - Another dugong, an adult weighing 150kg and 2.16 metre long was found dead today....

Front Page - 19/03/1999
     Fourth Dugong Found Dead. KUALA LUMPUR March 18 - A fourth dugong was found dead today in the same area where three other dugongs died off the coast of Johor, Fisheries Department Director-General Datuk Mazlan Jusoh said. He said the department will be carrying out further   investigations ....

Front Page - 15/03/1999
     Dugong Carcass Found In Johor Waters. THE carcass of the three-metre long dugong which was found off Pasir Gudang Port.. JOHOR BAHRU March 14 - A carcass of a three-metre long dugong weighing 110kg was found some three nautical miles off the Pasir Gudang Port today. The mammal was found by .....

Front Page - 15/03/1999
     Lagi dugong ditemui mati di pantai Johor. PASIR GUDANG 14 Mac - Belum reda isu kematian ikan dugong, Si Tenang, seekor lagi mamalia itu ditemui mati terapung di perairan Selat Tebrau kira-kira 500 meter dari rumah rakit Atan Husin di Kampung Pasir Putih di sini, pagi ini. Bangkai ikan dugong yang juga dikenali .....

Front Page - 17/03/1999
     Science Ministry Willing To Provide Fund For Research On Dugong. BANGI March 16 - The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment is prepared to provide funds to research institutes and centres of higher learning to carry out research on the dugong, its deputy minister, Datuk Abu Bakar Daud said.  He said such .....

Front Page - 12/03/1999
     Post-Mortem Conducted On Dugong But Findings Not Known. DR NURLIDAH Othman (C) carries out a post mortem on the dugong at the Johor Veterinary Services laboratory.JOHOR BAHRU March 11 - A  post-mortem has been carried out on Tenang, the baby dugong whose carcass was found yesterday in the waters of Pasir Gudang .....

Front Page - 16/03/1999
     Baby Dugong's Carcass Sent To Melaka Zoo For Preservation. JOHOR BAHRU March 15 - The carcass of Tenang, the baby dugong that died two days after being released from captivity, will be sent to the Melaka Zoo for preservation. It would then be kept by the Johor Fisheries Department as a historical material .....

Front Page - 11/03/1999
     Released Dugong Found Dead Today. ATAN (second from left) grieving over the dead dugong.. JOHOR BAHRU March 10 - The controversial baby dugong which was released last Monday afternoon  by the fishermen who caught it after much persuasion, was found dead less than 48 hours later in Pasir Gudang waters today.

Front Page - 10/03/1999
     Catching Or Keeping Dugong Is Prohibited, Says Fisheries Dept. JOHOR BAHRU March 9 - The Johor Fisheries Department has warned the public not to catch, breed or keep the dugong, which is a protected mammal species, if they come across it in Johor waters. However, the public can feed the dugong if it appears ....

Front Page - 11/03/1999
     Dugong Pak Atan mati selepas 41 jam. MENYAYAT HATI.Pak Atan (dua dari kiri) meratapi kematian ikan dugong sambil ditenteramkan oleh anaknya Dino Anuar (kiri) dan Roslan (dua dari kanan) di rumah rakit Kampung Pasir Putih, Masai semalam. - Gambar RAJA JAAFAR ALI.PASIR GUDANG 10 Mac - Hanya 41 jam selepas dibebas

Front Page - 18/03/1999
     Dugong jantan ditemui mati di perairan Johor. PEGAWAI Pengurusan dan Perlindungan Sumber, Jabatan Perikanan Negeri, Ahmad Saktian Langgang mengukur panjang dugong jantan yang dijumpai mati awal pagi semalam, di perairan antarabangsa berhampiran dengan sempadan Singapura - Gambar Oleh ABDUL NAZIR MOHAMED.

Home News - 18/03/1999
     Dugong mamalia paling sensitif. KOTA KINABALU 17 Mac - Ketua Unit Marin Borneo Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Prof. Madya Dr. Ridzuan Abdul Rahman berpendapat ikan dugong merupakan mamalia yang cukup sensitif terutamanya dalam hubungan antara anak dan ibu selain bergantung penuh kepada rumput laut untuk .....

Others - 18/03/1999
     Taman Laut Pasir Gudang. PENEMUAN terbaru bangkai spesies ikan dugong di perairan Selat Tebrau 14 Mac lalu menimbulkan banyak spekulasi, adakah ia ibu kepada bayi dugong - Si Tenang yang turut ditemui mati terapung di perairan sama, minggu lalu. Dan, semalam ditemui seekor lagi dugong dipercayai .....

Front Page - 06/03/1999
     Fisheries Dept Wants Baby Dugong Released. KUALA LUMPUR March 5 - The baby dugong caught in the waters off Sungai Chupak, Pasir Gudang, Johor, last Feb 25 will be released to its mother, Fisheries Director-General Datuk Mohamed Mazlan Jusoh said today. He said the Johor Fisheries Department had been directed to .....

Home News - 05/03/1999
     WWF mahu dugong dilepas ke laut. JOHOR BAHRU 4 Mac - Dana Hidupan Liar Sedunia (WWF) Malaysia mahu ikan dugong yang ditangkap oleh seorang nelayan di perairan Johor minggu lepas segera di lepaskan kembali ke dalam laut. Pegawai saintifik WWF Malaysia, Chitramala Nadarajah berkata pihak berkuasa berkenaan .....

Front Page - 09/03/1999
     Si Tenang Released Back Into The Sea. PAK ATAN's family (From R) Rohana, Rohani (his wife) Idah and his grandchild, crying at the thought of having to let go of Si Tenang, the baby dugong they had grown to love.PASIR GUDANG March 8 - The baby dugong which fisherman Atan Husin was rearing had to be released ....

Front Page - 09/03/1999
     Dugong dilepas dalam suasana menyayat hati. LEPAS .Pak Atan melepaskan ikan dugong yang dipeliharanya sejak 25 Januari lalu ke dalam laut atas arahan Jabatan Perhilitan dan Jabatan Perikanan di Kampung Pasir Putih, Pasir Gudang Johor, semalam.

Front Page - 12/03/1999
     Zoo, Muzium Negara mohon awetkan dugong. DR. NURLIDAH Othman (tengah) melakukan bedah siasat ke atas ikan dugong di makmal veterinar, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan Johor Bahru, semalam. - Gambar ABDUL NAZIR MOHAMED.JOHOR BAHRU 11 Mac - Jabatan Perikanan negeri telah menerima permohonan daripada Zoo Negara dan .....

Others - 09/03/1999
     BISIK-BISIK. SI Tenang, nama timangan ikan dugong yang dipelihara oleh nelayan, Atan Husin, 50, dan anak-anaknya akhirnya dilepaskan ke laut, tempat asalnya, setelah dipujuk oleh Jabatan Perikanan dan Jabatan Perhilitan dan Taman Negara. Atan dan keluarganya menangisi perpisahan untuk melepaskan dugong yang .....

Others - 13/03/1999
     BISIK-BISIK. AKHBAR Awang menerima begitu banyak surat daripada pembaca yang memberi pelbagai pandangan ekoran kematian dugong Pak Atan. Sebahagian besarnya mempertikaikan langkah melepaskan dugong itu ke laut ketika ia masih belum pulih daripada kecederaannya. Tidak kurang juga yang bertanya yang mana patut .....

Home News - 14/03/1999
     WWF Supports Better Regulation To Keep Wild Animals. KUALA LUMPUR March 13 - The World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF) today supported calls by the public for better regulation of permits to keep wild animals in captivity. In a statement here, its executive director Datuk Dr Mikaail Kavanagh Abdull .....
 


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